Nalco to Build Dry Polymer Plant in Louisiana

1:59 PM MDT | May 18, 2012 | —Lindsay Frost

Ecolab subsidiary Nalco will be constructing a dry polymer production facility at its 220-acre complex in Garyville, LA. The dry polymer products are used in removing contaminants from wastewater, and increase production efficiency in the paper industry and recover minerals in the mining industry. The facility, which will employ 22 people, is expected to be completed in December of this year. Some 235 employees are currently working at Nalco’s Garyville site. Investment in the facility totals $18.7 million, reports say. Capacity figures have not been...